The Complete AI Filmmaking Guide with Google Veo 3

13 steps + pro-level prompts to turn raw AI into scenes worth watching

Google Veo 3 is the biggest leap into the future.
Type a prompt.
Watch an ultra-real video come to life.

But here’s the twist
Great footage still needs high level skill:
Framing. Pacing. Sound. Emotion.

This guide connects both worlds.
You’ll learn the filmmaking mindset
and prompting techniques
that turn raw AI power
into scenes worth watching.

Ready? Let’s dive in.

What you need

• Access to Google Veo 3

• A spark of excitement

• One open notepad to collect prompts

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Index

1. Step 1 : Anatomy

2. Step 2 : Detail vs Basic

3. Step 3 : Tweak Seeds

4. Step 4 : Character Card

5. Step 5 : Audio Layers

6. Step 6 : Subtitle Shield

7. Step 7 : Brevity Rule

8. Step 8 : Impromptu Lines

9. Step 9 : Ambient Control

10. Step 10 : Video Styles

11. Step 11 : Camera Moves

12. Step 12 : Selfie Shot

13. Step 13 : Physics

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▸ Step 1: Anatomy

Video prompt framework

Why: Veo follows specificity.

Try to mention all eight even one-word cues help.

Prompt Anatomy Checklist

• Subject - person, animal, object, landscape

• Context - office, forest, city street

• Action - laughs, walks, dolly-zoom reveal

• Style - cinematic, stop-motion, 8-bit

• Camera Motion - eye-level, dolly shot

• Composition - close-up, wide, selfie

• Ambiance - warm tones, blue night light

• Audio - dialogue, crowd noise, tense score

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▸ Step 2: Detail vs Basic

Basic vs Detailed (Rotary-Phone Demo)

Why: Detail drives drama.

Basic prompt

“A man answers a rotary phone.”

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Detailed prompt

“A shaky dolly zoom goes from a far-away blur to a close-up cinematic shot of a desperate man in a weathered green trench coat as he picks up a rotary phone mounted on a gritty brick wall, bathed in the eerie glow of a green neon sign. The shallow depth of field focuses on his furrowed brow while neon shadows swirl, creating urgency and isolation.”

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▸ Step 3: Tweak Seeds

Change Each Prompt (Woman-Laughs Seeds)

Why: Veo 3 reuses the same visual seed unless you change the description, so repeating a prompt wastes credits and variety.

• Bad ➜ a woman laughs (run twice = same look, same earrings)

• Good ➜ a woman laughs loudly in a boardroom, turns red from embarrassment

• Better ➜ a woman laughs quietly at home, late-night TV flickering in the background

Try tweaking one knob per run

• Appearance - hair color, style, clothing

• Setting - office vs living room

• Emotion - long loud laugh vs shy giggle

• Reason - just heard a joke, hiding embarrassment

Example #1

a woman laughs long and loudly, she’s in an office meeting and she’s embarrassed afterwards

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Example #2

a woman laughs quietly, she’s at home watching a TV show